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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A picnic has been planned for later today at _______________________.
(a) Newport
(b) Kennebunkport
(c) Folsom Hill
(d) Blueberry Hill

2. How is Sid characterized?
(a) Michaelangelo out of carrara
(b) Arrogant and elusive
(c) A good old boy
(d) The boy next door

3. Who is Sally?
(a) Larry's wife
(b) Larry's sister
(c) Sid's ex-wife
(d) Sid's wife

4. Who awakens at the vacation house as the story begins?
(a) Charity
(b) Lou
(c) Sid
(d) Larry

5. What does Sid ask Larry?
(a) If he will be the godfather to his son
(b) What it feels like to have a book published
(c) If he wants to go into business with him
(d) What his investment recommendations are

6. What surprise does Sid have for Charity and her family?
(a) He has a terminal illness
(b) He is very wealthy
(c) He bought Charity a ring
(d) He plans to move in

7. What is Sid doing as Part 1: Chapter 9 begins?
(a) Sleeping
(b) Reading a book
(c) Teaching a class
(d) Taking a walk

8. Who is Charity's husband?
(a) John
(b) Clay
(c) Mark
(d) Sid

9. Where did Sally and Larry meet?
(a) In high school
(b) At church
(c) In the Peace Corps
(d) At the library at Berkeley

10. In what department does Larry teach at the university?
(a) Biology
(b) Art
(c) English
(d) History

11. What is Sid and Charity's last name?
(a) Landon
(b) Lang
(c) Lane
(d) Lanier

12. Where does Sid drive Sally and Larry?
(a) A restaurant
(b) To church
(c) The bus station
(d) The hospital

13. How is the lifestyle of the Langs described?
(a) Struggling
(b) Comfortable
(c) Wealthy
(d) Poverty

14. Where are Larry and Sally driving to?
(a) Montana
(b) Massachusetts
(c) Wisconsin
(d) New Mexico

15. How old is Larry?
(a) 44
(b) 34
(c) 64
(d) 24

Short Answer Questions

1. Why have Larry and Sally come to Massachusetts?

2. What is the purpose of the item that Larry hangs on the wall?

3. What literary technique does the author use in Chapter 2?

4. What does Charity tell her mother and aunt about Sid?

5. What do Larry and Sally do after the other guests have gone?

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